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How will Universal Credit affect my family finances?
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You can’t compare cm to child benefit. Your partner is responsible for three chidren.
Loving the debunking of a recognised mental illness. Also the just lie and claim pip and disability benefits.
You sound a real piece of work. You should have thought of this before having another child. Look at your budget and cut some costs. Work full when your child is four months old like plenty of single parents have to.0 -
The only other alternative would be to downsize to a two bed roomed property. Which could potentially free up about £300 a month. Unfortunately that would then mean he couldn't have his kids stay over weekends and part holidays.
You've had so many opportunities to do things differently to suit you. You could of course have moved to Wales rather than consider the place beneath you. He could have kept custody of the children and you would have been tje ones racking in the benefits
You could have opted to go to university and have a child afterwards.
You could indeed move to a 2 bed house and let the kids have the second bedroom when they visit. You kid won't needs their own bedroom for a while. Or of course the kids could be in your bedroom whilst you sleep in the sofa in living room.
Had to smile at your criticism of her relying on benefits and daring to expect when you later admit to thinking that you should have decided to live separate lives whilst you claim benefits as a single mum.
Your judgemental and selfish attitude makes me think that social Work is definitely not for you.0
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